THEOCRITUS. Idyllia tigintasex, recens e graeco... Lot n° 40

THEOCRITUS. Idyllia tigintasex, recens e graeco in latinum, ad uerbum, translata.Venezia, eredi di Giacomo Pocatela, 1539[In fine:] Venetiis, Apud haeredes D. Iacob a Burgofrancho, Papiensis. Mense Februario. M.D.XXXIX. 8vo small; 105x155 mm; Antique binding in mute hardback; cc. 75, [1]; Frontispiece with xyl. architectural frame, 3 xyl. n.t., xyl. typographical enterprise in verso of last paper, ornate initials, Italic typeface. Fine copy. Rare Venetian figured edition. The work of Theocritus is translated into Latin by Andrea Divo, erudite scholar from Koper, who dedicates the book to Ottonello Vida, Vergerio's secretary. The versions by Divo, who collaborated with Borgofranco between 1537 and 1539 translating Homer, Aristophanes and finally this Theocritus, were very successful and were later republished in Lyon, Paris, Basel and Bern.Rava, Suppl. à Max Sander, 7235 bis. Small 8vo; 105x155 mm; old cardboard; leaves 75, [1]; Title page with woodcut architectural frame, 3 woodcuts. Device pn the verso of last leaf, Italic type. Fine specimen. Rare Venetian illustrated edition. Theocritus' work is translated into Latin by Andrea Divo, a scholar and scholar from Koper, who dedicates the book to Ottonello Vida, secretary of Vergerio. The versions of Divo, who collaborated with the Borgofranco between 1537 and 1539 translating Homer, Aristophanes and finally this Theocritus, were very successful and were subsequently republished in Lyon, Paris, Basel and Bern.